BLOCK TOY FOR USING MAGNET

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of and priority to Korean Utility Model No. 20-2024-0001876, filed on Oct. 23, 2024, the entire disclosure(s) of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a toy block using a magnet.

BACKGROUND

Generally, a magnet toy containing permanent magnets is configured such that the magnets are coupled to unit components having linear, panel, or block shapes, and then the magnetic force of the magnets allows the unit components to be assembled into a three-dimensional structure having a predetermined shape.

As an example of the magnet toy, there is a block-type magnet toy made of wood or plastic in the form of a hexahedron. The block-type magnet toy is configured such that the permanent magnet is mounted or embedded on each surface of the hexahedron, allowing a three-dimensional structure having a predetermined shape to be assembled through face-to-face coupling between the block-type magnet toys using the magnetic force of the permanent magnets.

When the permanent magnet is fixed to the surface of the block and the magnet of another unit block to be connected has the same polarity, a repulsive force rather than an attractive force is generated, making it impossible to couple the unit block members. Therefore, since the polarity should be checked during assembly, a problem occurs in which the degree of freedom in assembling the unit blocks is reduced.

That is, a conventional block-type toy using magnets requires two types of blocks with a magnet having the N pole facing outward and a magnet having the S pole facing outward so that the blocks may be stacked by attaching the magnets with opposite polarities.

Thus, since the conventional magnetic blocks require distinguishing between block surfaces with the N pole and S pole magnets during manufacturing and assembly, the process of checking the block surfaces during manufacturing is complicated, and thereby there is a high risk in terms of time and cost. One disadvantage is that the incorrect attachment of the magnetic poles leads to a high rate of product defects. Due to the nature of magnets, it is necessary to separately manufacture two types of blocks with different magnetic poles by distinguishing them using different colors, thereby adding further inconvenience.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT

• • (Patent Document 1) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0858698 (Title of the Invention: Magnetic Mounting Component and Magnet Toy Using the Same, Jul. 28, 2008)
  • (Patent Document 2) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1940368 (Title of the Invention: Assembly Panel used in Magnetic Block Toy, Jun. 20, 2017)

SUMMARY

In view of the above, the present disclosure provides a toy block using a magnet, which allows blocks to be coupled regardless of magnetic poles, using the rotation of a cylindrical magnet, thereby improving workability and productivity during the manufacturing of a block toy.

The present disclosure provides a toy block using a magnet including a block body having a polygonal shape and formed with at least one fixing cavity on a coupling surface, a circular cap fixedly inserted into the fixing cavity of the block body, and a cylindrical magnet rotating through interaction with external magnetic force while being accommodated in the circular cap.

The circular cap may include a circular recess inside which the cylindrical magnet is rotatable.

A plurality of fixing protrusions may be formed on an outer portion of the circular cap in a circumferential direction thereof, so that a cover may be fixed to the fixing protrusions to accommodate the cylindrical magnet.

The cylindrical magnet may rotate inside the circular cap in the circumferential direction or around a center of the circular cap in response to interaction with external magnetic force.

The circular cap may be coupled to another circular cap regardless of a magnetic pole, using rotating force of the cylindrical magnet.

Advantageous Effects

In a toy block using a magnet according to the present disclosure, since blocks are coupled regardless of magnetic poles, using the rotation of a cylindrical magnet, it is unnecessary to distinguish and attach the magnetic poles of the magnets. This simplifies an assembly process, reduces manufacturing time, and prevents defects caused by the incorrect attachment of magnetic poles, thereby reducing a manufacturing risk and improving assemblability.

Further, since blocks are attached to each other regardless of magnetic poles, there is no need to make two types of blocks with different magnetic poles, thereby improving workability and productivity in the manufacturing of a block toy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a toy block using a magnet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a circular cap in which a cylindrical magnet is accommodated, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the rotational state of the cylindrical magnet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a circular cap of the toy block according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is coupled.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the toy block according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, a toy block using a magnet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, the present disclosure is not limited or restricted by the embodiment. In describing the present disclosure, the detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a toy block using a magnet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a circular cap in which a cylindrical magnet is accommodated, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the toy block 1 using the magnet according to the present disclosure includes a block body 10, a circular cap 20, and a cylindrical magnet 30. When the cylindrical magnet 30 inside the circular cap 20 is coupled to another circular cap 20, the magnet rotates, allowing the blocks to be coupled to each other regardless of magnetic poles of the magnets.

In this embodiment, the block body 10 of the toy block 1 has a polygonal shape and is formed with at least one fixing cavity 11 on a coupling surface. The circular cap 20 is fixedly inserted into the fixing cavity 11 of the block body 10, and the cylindrical magnet 30 accommodated in the circular cap 20 rotates through interaction with external magnetic force.

That is, the toy block 1 is manufactured by fixing the circular cap 20 into the fixing cavity 11 formed in the block body 10 using an adhesive, and then covering the block body 10 with a sewn fabric to complete finishing. It is a structure in which blocks are coupled to each other using the magnetic force of the cylindrical magnet 30 accommodated in the circular cap 20.

Further, the circular cap 20 includes a circular recess 21 inside which the cylindrical magnet 30 may rotate. The cylindrical magnet 30 may freely rotate within the circular recess 21 while changing its magnetic pole by external magnetic force.

Further, a plurality of fixing protrusions 22 are formed on an outer portion of the circular cap 20 of the toy block 1 in a circumferential direction thereof, so that the cover 23 is fixed to the fixing protrusions 22 to accommodate the cylindrical magnet 30. Here, a groove (not shown) is formed in the cover 23 to correspond to each fixing protrusion 22, so that each fixing protrusion 22 is fitted into the groove, thereby allowing the cover 23 to be assembled to the circular cap 20.

Therefore, since the toy block 1 is configured such that the cylindrical magnet 30 accommodated in the circular cap 20 is rotated by the magnetic force, the circular caps 20 may be coupled to each other regardless of the polarity of the magnets. As a result, the toy block can be applied to various stuffed toys having magnet-based coupling functions.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the rotational state of the cylindrical magnet according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the circular cap of the toy block according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is coupled.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the cylindrical magnet 30 accommodated in the circular cap 20 rotates in the circumferential direction or around the center of the circular cap 20 in response to interaction with an external magnetic force inside the circular cap 20. Through the rotating force of the cylindrical magnet 30, the circular cap 20 is coupled to another circular cap 20 regardless of the magnetic pole.

That is, the cylindrical magnet 30 is installed in the circular recess 21 of the circular cap 20, so that the cylindrical magnet 30 may rotate 360° around the center of the circular cap 20. The cylindrical magnet 30 may rotate in the circumferential direction around a surface. The cylindrical magnet 30 freely rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.

Therefore, since the cylindrical magnet 30 may be coupled to another cylindrical magnet 30 regardless of the magnetic poles through rotation, the circular cap 20 and another circular cap 20 may be coupled to each other regardless of the magnetic pole of the cylindrical magnet 30.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the toy block according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 5, the manufacturing method of the toy block 1 is as follows. First, the circular cap 20 in which the cylindrical magnet 30 is accommodated is prepared. The circular cap 20 is a cap in which the cylindrical magnet 30 provided therein rotates, allowing it to attach to another cap regardless of magnetic poles. Twenty-four fixing cavities 11, each with a diameter of 15 mm, are laser-cut into the block body 10 which is made of a polyurethane cube-shaped sponge (110 mm×110 mm), with four cavities on each of the six faces to accommodate the cylindrical magnets 30. The circular caps 20, each containing the cylindrical magnet 30, are inserted into the 24 fixing cavities 11, and are fixed with an adhesive (EVA sponge adhesive) to prevent movement. The block body 10 with the circular cap 20 installed is covered with sewn fabric to complete the finishing.

Therefore, since the blocks are coupled to each other regardless of the magnetic poles, using the rotation of the cylindrical magnet 30, there is no need to distinguish and attach the magnetic poles of the magnets. This simplifies the assembly process, reduces manufacturing time, and eliminates defects caused by attaching the magnets in a wrong direction, so that the manufacturing risk can be reduced and the assemblability is improved.

In addition, since the blocks can attach to each other regardless of the magnetic poles of the magnets, there is no need to make two types of blocks with different magnetic poles, thereby improving workability and productivity during the manufacturing of the block toy.

While the present disclosure has been illustrated and described in connection with a preferred embodiment for the purpose of exemplifying its principles, it is not limited to the specific configuration and operation as illustrated and described. Rather, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims for utility model registration.